At approximately 11:45 a.m. today a patrol deputy for the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle on Lower River Road that had been clocked on radar in excess of the posted 45 mph speed limit.   

Upon stopping, the driver exited the vehicle and fled to a wooded area between Lower River Road and I-75.  

Additional BCSO patrol and CID personnel and a tracking dog responded to establish a perimeter to prevent the suspect from leaving the immediate area.  Approximately an hour later Daniel Hutson, 45, of Athens, was taken into custody without incident.  

The suspect was located hiding in the woods by Sheriff Tim Gobble, Sgt. Todd Olinger, Deputy Kristi Barton, Deputy James Dearth and other deputies.  

SheriffTim Gobble (center) assists Sgt. Todd Olinger (left) and Deputy James Dearth placing Hutson into custody

Hutson was brought to the Bradley County jail where he was charged with speeding and felony evading.  He is also being held on McMinn County charges of promotion of meth manufacture and failure to appear until he can be transferred to the McMinn County jail.